Topic summary
24%14 analyzed articles/videos9,743 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Trial results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 2,621 hits. Analysis detected 16,933 faulty-reasoning hits from 40,726 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 5% (22,407 of 23,460 topics). This Trial is better (less manipulative) than 95.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751004.5% percentile
1.0% BS Score14 analyzed articles40.7K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.4%6.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.7%5.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.4%2.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Confirm…4%Framing…11%
Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights her psychiatric care before she killed her 3 children2%
Yahoo News58%By JENNIFER PELTZ25%8/7/2026, 11:34:23 AM
Lindsay Clancy trial: Father-in-law describes ‘all-American family’42%
BostonGlobe.com48%By Shelley Murphy30% Travis Andersen44%8/6/2026, 4:00:46 PM
Lindsay Clancy breaks down during medical examiner's testimony24%
Boston Herald53%By Colleen Cronin12%8/6/2026, 3:34:02 PM
Watch Live: Lindsay Clancy trial testimony and updates, Day 716%
Boston Herald53%By Colleen Cronin12%8/5/2026, 5:35:01 AM
Lindsay Clancy murder trial: Live updates7%
BostonGlobe.com48%By Globe Staff29%8/5/2026, 2:00:00 AM
Livestream: Lindsay Clancy murder trial enters second week after jurors hear from more first responders19%
Boston.com38%By Abby Patkin36%8/3/2026, 6:00:24 AM
Lindsay Clancy trial enters week 28%
Boston Herald53%By Colleen Cronin12%8/3/2026, 2:16:04 AM
Lindsay Clancy’s diary chronicled desperation and ‘brain fog’ before she killed her 3 kids29%
Hartford Courant19%By The Associated Press73%8/2/2026, 5:06:37 PM
Officers recount finding Lindsay Clancy’s children in basement17%
The Independent82%By Michael Casey24% Leah Willingham47%7/30/2026, 5:56:31 PM
Lindsay Clancy murder trial: First responders take the stand: 'I knew it wasn’t going to be good'5%
Boston Herald53%By Colleen Cronin12%7/30/2026, 12:39:33 PM